Recommended Web Development Plugins for NetBeans

Question

I was wondering if anyone has a preferred set of plugins that they use for NetBeans. In particular, for general web development projects using: xHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and jQuery.

I am just starting to work with the IDE and use some plugins available through the program interface.

Answer 1

I tried both Aptana Studio (both standalone and Eclipse version) and Netbeans. For my personal taste and needs, I chose Netbeans as my primary IDE.

I think there is no "THE" IDE ideal. Both are very good IDEs, among many others. Try both Aptana and Netbeans so you can see which one is best for YOUR needs!

By the way, one plugin I can't live with is Zen Coding (for Netbeans, Eclipse / Aptana + others): http://code.google.com/p/zen-coding/

Answer 2

I use two Netbeans plugins

• prefixr to automatically prefix my css3 transition / animation / ..
• Emmet to improve HTML and CSS workflow

1 ° Prefix

• default shortcut on mac: ^+⌘+P ( ctrl + cmd + P )
• Download link: http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/39949/prefixr
• screenshot :
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2 ° Emmet (new zen coding)

• default shortcut for extension (on Mac): ^+⌘+N ( ctrl + cmd + N )
• download link: enter the link here
• installation guide : https://github.com/emmetio/netbeans
• Official site : http://emmet.io/
• Emmet cheat sheet : http://docs.emmet.io/cheat-sheet/
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Happy coding

Answer 3

For Netbeans IDE, I always use two additional plugins:

• Zen-Coding Plugin : This plugin allows you to deploy expressions similar to the CSS selector into HTML code, which is very useful and helps you enter code much faster.

• Whacker Annoyance Plugin : This plugin moves the Netbeans IDE status bar to the top of the screen next to the menu bar. So now you have more vertical space on the screen.

It would be great to see more recommendations on useful Netbeans plugins from other people on stackoverflow!